comportment

Definition of comportmentnext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of comportment Player comportment Some fans have lashed out at Tagovailoa for remaining on the field after the game to joke around and laugh for several minutes with Steelers and former Dolphins defensive back Jalen Ramsey. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025 Monstrous work is work that refuses to trade Black comportment for temporary inclusion into any institution that prefers to keep Black people separate and devalued. — Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025 Well, societal expectations about female comportment, for one thing. — Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2025 The car’s elegant and understated design, creampuff ride, and regal comportment of occupants was—and remains— the ultimate reward of the Corniche experience. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comportment
Noun
  • Each episode follows one garden over an extended period, capturing animal behavior rarely witnessed by human eyes – from raising families and defending territories to hunting, courting and surviving the changing seasons.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • These behaviors reflected not only algorithmic performance but also the coordination of the robot body, actuator modules and motion-control system.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The pandemic was a turning point in Selena’s life and demeanor.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Were tactical arrangements sufficient without symbolic signaling, police training would not need to be so heady, their demeanor so heavy.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Arrests near schools or colleges have increased, though enforcement actions on campuses are extremely uncommon.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Similar actions have come from Tennessee, Kentucky, and beyond.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Comportment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comportment. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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